WW Food and Point Issues - What for supper at your house tonight?

Let's share our supper ideas...
Here's what cooking here, it's Friday so I am making baked cod (yes with butter) and a big salad! About 7 points! And if I have any points left, I'll have a lite beer for 2 points! :cool:



WW start 209#
Today 151#

I'm planning on having a Smart Ones Rice and Beans, and a salad. However, I think my mom wants me to go out to eat with the family tonight, so I don't know what to do. ( I only have 7 pts to use for dinner).

Sammykins...did you stay within your points? It's hard to go out to eat with limited points-that what the flex ones are for though. I knew I was having filet minon last night and was soo looking forward to a great steak...so I made the cabbage soup for lunch and nibbled on that all during the day and really enjoyed the steak and salad bar for supper. Tonight is weigh in and I will be eating the left over soup for lunch, too. I need to lose only .4 to make LIFETIME. But after weighing in tonight I am going home to pocupine meatballs! :smug:

Good luck, Ideal with you w/i tonight. Think "skinny" thoughts!!

I had white chili (2 points per filling cup), yogurt biscuits(1pt each- I had 3) and baked onion rings (1 pt per serving and the serving is nicely sized). All three recipes are from WW. I also had cucumber slices and baby carrots. I also had a table spoon of Brummel and Brown spread (it is a margarine like product and = 1pt/tbl).

White chili:
3 can Rotel Tomatoes
1 lb chix breast (cooked and chopped up)
3 cans of any white beans.

1 cup = 2pts.

Tonight I am making Chicken Quesidillas, corn tortillas, low fat cheese, low fat cream of chicken soup, chicken breasts, chili powder, and green chilis. I cook them on the George Foreman grill. I will serve them with FF refried beans, salsa and LF sour cream! YUM!

I didn't make LIFETIME last night...I actually gained a pound. I was OP all week, but I think it was the cup of chili I had 2 hours before weigh in- it was very salty! Oh well, there's always next week, only now I need to lose 1.4#! :^:

Hang in there Ideal, you will make it soon. This may be a silly question, but is Rotel the brand name of the tomatoes? If so, would stewed tomatoes substitute in these recipes?

Bye for now.

good thread.

Marinated mahi-mahi, steamed broccoli, glazed turnips, some rice

or:
cider sauteed braising greens and some sort of protein

lala

Rotel is a brand of stewed tomatoes with green chilis in with them.

lala-what is mahi mahi-fish? I live in Wisconsin-we are limited in our seafood selections.

Thanks for clearing up the tomatoe thing, Ideal. I've had mahi-mahi before & really enjoyed it. Last night I had some sloppy-joe mixture on ww toast and a small piece of veal. Don't know about tonight yet - bf is cooking supper tonight.

Have a great day.

Tonight I am having Lloyd's BBQ Beef on lite buns with oven baked Oreida French Fries and Green Beans. Simple and low fat/points-who could ask for more?!

WW start 209#
WW this week 154# :cool:

Last night I had a frozen chicken cordon bleu (counted as 6 Pts) small corn on the cob with margarine (1.5 Pts) pickled beets (.5 Pt)

Tonight I have a pork tenderloin in the crockpot with 98% FF cream of mushroom soup over it-not sure of the points, but it is very lean. I will probably have it with brown rice and carrots. It is very cold here (-40 degrees) so having supper ready when I get home will be a great treat!

Hi guys! Supper is looking kinda like this ....

homeade chicken noodle soup 5 pts a cup :D

Tonight is leftover roast beef with roasted potatoes, peas, low-fat gravy and ff jello.

Bandit-that sounds good! I forgot to take meat out of the freezer, so I think I'll have a tuna casserole-not too exciting but comforting-No Yolk Noodles, 98% FF cream soup, tuna, lite cheese, and peas!

Ideal -- from http://www.foodreference.com/html/fmahimahi.html

MAHI-MAHI
Mahi-Mahi is the Hawaiian name for dolphin (the fish NOT the marine mammal!), also known as Dorado. Most restaurants use the name Mahi-mahi rather than dolphin, so as not to have any confusion with the marine mammal of the same name. Mahi-mahi have an iridescent blue body, and yellowish bellies; they lose their color rapidly once out of the water. Their flesh is very low fat (less than 1%), with a firm moist texture and mild, almost sweet flavor. Mahi-mahi are found in warm waters around the world.

Japan catches more than 50% of the world's catch of Mahi-Mahi.

I get it pre-marinated and frozen at Trader Joes.

We're having ahi tuna, mache salad and rice w/mushrooms for dinner tonight.

lala

I had a huge salad with 5 slices of reduced fat salami (2 points), 2 oz lite ham (2 pts) 1/4 cup lite feta cheese (2 pts) and cheese ritz crackers (2 points).
My kids call this meat and cheese salad. I call it a quick and easy meal. My kids do not like most salad veggies, but they will eat lettuce, carrot, celery and cucumber. I love mushrooms, sprouts, snow peas, red cabbage and broccoli on my salad.

Cheesy Nachos (7 points total):

12 items baked low-fat tortilla chips - 2pts
1/4 cup scallion(s) chopped - 0pts (I didnt have any, so I just used reg. mushrooms)
1/4 cup salsa - 0pts
1/2 cup canned kidney beans rinsed and drained - 1pts
2 oz low-fat cheddar or colby cheese - 2pts
1/4 cup guacamole - 2

I was a little unsure about this because if you have ever made 'nachos' with fat free cheese you know that sometimes that cheese can turn as hard as a brick, but putting the salsa on first seems to keep the cheese soft. Also the kidney beans were really good (I wasn't sure how they would taste).
Overall the meal was really good and surprisingly satisfying. It sounded like it was going to be a small portion, but once you added everything it's really a very large portion. :)

roast chicken, rosemary potatoes, mache salad, artichokes.....

dessert -- no idea

Tonight is Glazed Pork Chops=5 points

Brown pork chops, in a bowl combine 1/3 cup vinegar with 3 Tbsp. soy sauce and 1 tsp. garlic. Cover and simmer for about 10 min. In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch with 1 tbsp. vinegar and stir into the skillet. Boil for 1 minute. I'll probably just have green beans with them since I don't have too many points left for the day!

Tonight it's....

Chicken Wraps and FF refried beans.

Grill chicken breasts with Good Ol' George, season and slice.
Put on a FF tortilla with lettuce, tomato, onion, LF cheese and LF Ranch dressing, roll up and eat! About 6-7 points for alot of food!

Good evening folks,

Tonight I had broiled haddock with a topping of FF Miracle Whip mixed with Parmesan cheese, dijon mustard & a little fresh ground black pepper! Also 1/2 Cup White Rice and green beans! Dessert was Cherry-Angel cake w/FF Cool Whip!

Have a great, OP day ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :cp:

Christian,
I have looked everywhere for a chicken noodle soup recipe. I even looked at Dottie's site. Would you please share the one you made? Thanks in advance. :)

Tonight is spaghetti w/meat sauce. For mine I have 1 cup pasta & fill up my plate with lots of peppers & mushrooms and easy on the sauce. Very filling with all the veggies.

I am having pasta too. Whole wheat pasta with sautéed onion and bell pepper mix in. Then covered in a tomato based sauce (no meat). Top that with parmesan cheese. I love broccoli, so my side dishes are broccoli and light mixed fruit cocktail.
I also will have two slices of Wonder light bread and Brummel and brown spread.

Tonight is chicken drumsticks w/green beans, salad and baked potatoe.

What is everyone else having - some different suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks.

I am doing Banquet F/F chicken patties dipped in hot sauce on light buns and Ore Ida F/F for 8 points (2 sandwiches and 5 oz of fries).

Stir fry veggies with pork loin chops - I don't like them unless they are cut up, whole wheat cous cous.

that is it. :)

I am doing pizza tonight-I make it with the cheap biscuits (in a tube), and top with tomato sauce, Italian seas., low fat cheeses, and lots of veggies!

I make chicken soup with the no-yolk noodles, chopped onion, peppers, carrots, chicken breasts, and canned chicken broth!

Hi Ladies,
I love all of your great recipe ideas. I am a lifetime WW'er--I achieved this when I was 16 years old. I'm now 45 and just got back to the program. Last week I weighed in at 215.2. Since this is my 1st full week OP, I'm hoping for a nice loss tomorrow at weigh in. Thanks for the great recipe ideas.....
Tonight it's: roast chicken, brocolli and a baked potato (for my boys....I won't partake). Bye for now!

I took 1 1/2 cups of red and green peppers and fried them in water then added taco seasoning on them put them in a big flour wrap with regular cheese(thats all i had and lite sour cream. total pts. 6 You must try them they are wonderful!!!! Also there is one veggie (bonus)

Motorcity - that wrap sounds great! For sure, will try that.

Tonight I am having meatloaf, green beans, 1/2 baked potatoe with FF sour cream.
Last night was teryaki stir fry with chicken - very good.

Bye for now.

tuscan pork loin (3), rosemary potatoes (3), salad with grilled apples and goat cheese (1), green beans (0).

dessert -- no idea.

roast chicken (3), green beans (0), roast potatoes (2), some sort of green veggie matter (mache?),
greek yoghurt (2), no pudge brownie (2), frozen raspberries (0) for dessert

Travel-How did the weigh in go? Keep us posted...

Last night I made a lasagne with low fat cheeses-pretty good!

Tonight I am going out for Mexican-my favorite! I have been bad lately and will get back on program after tonight.

Keep up the great menu ideas...thanks :^:


WW start 209#
This morning 161#

Hey Idealperson,
The weigh in is Thursday....so we'll see. Thanks for asking. I saw your beginning and current weight....you must be so proud of yourself! How long has it taken you? Congratulations!
I took my parents to D.C. today, and they wanted to eat at Red Lobster. I had a side salad with vinegar for the dressing and a shrimp cocktail for lunch, so I was very good! (As I watched them eat crab alfredo and a fried crab cake sandwich with french fries.
I just returned home and now am cooking a pizza for my son and his friends after school.....this is killing me! Oh, you know what they say....
"what doesn't kill us, makes us stronger"! I'm going to grill a piece of chicken and make a salad. Okay, that's all for now. Hi to everyone else! Bye, BJ/Travelchick

Ideal - nice stats! Travelchick - WTG on the willpower. You guys are awesome.

Last night I had a lean hamburg patty with asparagus and 1/2 baked potatoe.

Tonight bf & dd wants sloppy joes so I might have that we only 1/2 the bun and a side salad.

Keep the ideas coming.

Travel and Bandit- you both have such willpower-I think I've lost mine! I started WW last Jan. (2003) and it took me a year to lose 61#, but I am in a size 8 and happy here-if I can just stay where I am at. Weight managment will be a lifelong struggle for me...but what is the alternative? Anyway, I got the Mexican craving over with and am back on track toady-I've had two slices of wheat bread with peanut butter for breakfast. I plan on a salad for lunch and I want chicken fajitas for supper, but I will make them low fat by using corn tortillas, low fat cheese, and fat-free refried beans. Have a good day everyone and thanks for helping me through my willpower slump! :^:

Tonight I'm having Chicken sausage with zucchini and 1 cup Zatarain dirty rice! Total 5 Points! Yesterday I went to a Chinese Buffet and I'm sure I used up all the rest of my Flex Points!! Good thing my WI is Thursday nite and new points start on Friday!! I lost 5.4# last week! About time! Been on a plateau for 2 months!!

Have a great, OP day :D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :)

Pebbles-Great weight loss and congrats on beating that platau...
Last night I made the engagment chicken-it's posted in the WW recipes-it was okay, but not sure if I'd make it again.
Tonight I am having swiss steak with green beans. I am still on this peanut butter kick, this morning I had two pieces of toast with PB-how do you stop the cravings?

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone...back away from the candy :)

Hi again....

This week I stayed the same! Oh well, better than gaining! As far as PB, I too fall into the clutches of that insidious food!! LOL!! I have a few recipes for whipped Peanut butter that halves the points! That helps a little!
Tonight I'm going to have Denver Brunch Bake, 3/4 Cup Bushes Veg. Baked Beans, Roasted asparagus! I'll have a large salad first, and finish with 1/2 Cup of FF/SF Pudding topped with FF/SF Cool Whip. Total points 9.5

Have a great, OP day ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :D

Pebbles - what is your recipe for whipped pb that halves the points?
I love PB, anything that halves the points would be great...

THanks

Hey, where did Pebbles go with that recipe? I am eating a bagel with low carb PB right now. Why low carb when I am having a bagel??? It was in the breakroom and I taste no difference and there's no cal. difference either! Tonight I am having shake and bake chicken with 3 bean salad. Ho Hum! Have a great day everyone! :cool:

Tonight I am having Creamy Broccoli and Chicken Casserole. It's so good I'll post the recipe:

2 pkg. frozen broccoli spears
1 can RF cream of mushroom soup
1 cup FF mayo
1 cup RF cheddar cheese
1/2 cup egg beaters
1 small chopped onion
1 cup chopped, cooked chicken
1/4 cup RF butter flavored crackers
Cook broccoli until tender, in a large bowl mix all ingred. except crackers. Pour into a sprayed casserole dish. Top with crushed crackers. Bake uncovered at 350 for about 30 min. Serves 9 at 145 cal, 8 g. fat, 3 g. fiber, 12 g. carbs

Hi IdealP,

My plan for tonight is a salad w/FF dressing, Broiled Haddock w/Dijon,Mayo , Cheese topping, 1 Cup Bulgar Pilaf and string beans! For dessert Pineapple -Pistachio Angel food cake w/FF Cool Whip! Total points 11.
I printed out your Broccoli-Chicken recipe. It sounded yummy!!

I have 2 recipes for Whipped Peanut Butter. This one is the one I copied from the Dottie's Site:

Homemade Whipped Peanut Butter

26 OZ jar Good peanut Butter (the kind that is natural)
3 TBSP nonfat dry milk powder
3-4 Tbsp Brown Sugar ( I used Splenda)
1 1/2 Cups Ice Cold Water

Mix in heavy duty mixer (I used a food processer--worked great)--Beat until everything is incorporated and whipped up....

I usually make 1/3 the recipe because it makes a lot.(8 1/2 oz PB, 1 T dry milk, 1 T Splenda and 1/2 Cup water). You should keep it in the refrigerator!

I also just tried today this recipe:

Mock Peanut Butter

1 (15 OZ) can Chick Peas (Garbanzo Beans)
2 or more Tbsp Water
1/2 Cup Reduced Fat Peanut Butter
pinch of salt
1-4 packets of Splenda

Drain and rinse chick peas
Puree chick peas and water in food processor; blend until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and blend again. (add more water if needed in 1/2 Tbsp increments), to desired consistency. Use as you would Peanut Butter.
This is great as a dip with raw vegetables or apple slice

I think of the 2 recipes I like the first one the best. However, they both can fill the bill! Both recipes work out to 1 point a tablespoon!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :lol:

THanks PebblesGma, I am going to try that first one and do like you said -
make 1/3 of it ...

I plan on having chicken tacos tonight with one point tortillas ( Meijer Grocery store brand ) and some RF cheese and lettuce, of course also some
Lite sour cream, I can usually have three of these for about 9-11 points

Tonight I am having: Southwest Beef Stew
2# lean ground beef cooked with 1 onion, drain fat
Add: 28 oz. can stewed tomatoes
16 oz. pkg. fr. corn
1 can black beans
1 cup salsa
3/4 cup water
Heat through to boiling, add 1/2 cup RF cheese to garnish top. (I add FF sour cream, too)

Serves 6 at 320 cal. each, 7 g. fiber, 7 g. fat (figured without sour cream)

Give it a try

Last night: shrimp sauteed with garlic, mushrooms, artichoke hearts and some white wine served over pasta. (6 points)

Tonight: chicken sauteed with zucchini, summer squash, mushrooms and chopped tomatoes and sprinkled with a little Italian seasoning. (3 points)

we'll probably go out tonight as we're going to a concert, but last night I made a pork tenderloin and used rosemary, savory, marjoram, salt and pepper as a rub for it. It was soo good. I served it with TJ's chive and spinach pasta w/a scootch bit of parmesan cheese and had a nice big artichoke.

I think I counted dinner as 7 pts.

lala

No idea about tonight, last night I made chicken fajitas. I fried some chicken breast and a little red onion, used a lo-carb herb & garlic tortilla. a small amount of lo-fat cheese and salsa. Had some refried beans with a bit of cheese as a side dish.

Hi all,
My supper tonight is Red Lentil Curry (2), on 1 Cup Brown Rice (3), Broccoli, and for dessert-Cherry Angelfood cake with a dollop of FF Cool Whip (3).

Lentil Curry with Cashews and Yogurt

Serves 6

•1 cup lentils, washed and soaked overnight in 1 cup water (I used red lentils)
•4 cups water
•1 large tomato, chopped
•1 onion, chopped
•2 cloves garlic, minced
•11/2–2 TB curry powder
•1 tsp salt
•1/2 cup chopped cashew nuts
•3/4 cup plain nonfat yogurt
•prepared brown or white basmati rice

Simmer the lentils in 3 cups water, partially covered for 20 minutes. Add the tomatoes, onions, garlic, and curry powder. Simmer for half hour more, covered. Add salt and cook, uncovered for 2 more minutes. Serve over brown or white basmati rice. Top with cashew nuts and a dollop of yogurt.

Notes:


Lentils don't require soaking, but this was the first time I tried this recipe, so I did it as directed. It might cut down on the cook time, I'm not sure.

For the seasonings I used 1tbsp of sweet curry, 1 tbsp of hot curry and 1 tbsp of garam masala (all Penzey's I LOVE their spices)*** I doubled the recipe though, so you certainly wouldn't use that much curry otherwise*** I also used 5 cloves of garlic.

I let it cook down without the lid on the pot till it had the consistency of a nice thick dal, now if you used green lentils I think it would have an entirely different consistency, whereas I used red lentils, which gave it a creamy consistency.

Total points per serving including a cup of rice - 6 points. Delicious, flavorful, so easy to make - I can't rave enough about this one.

This recipe was posted by Nicole on another site! I leave off the cashews and yogurt. The curry alone is 2 points!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole

I've really been in a food rut and am getting some great ideas here to mix things up. Keep 'em coming!

last night:
roast chicken stuffed with rosemary and garlic
pan roasted baby carrots, green beans, red potatoes and mushrooms

For lunch I'll use some of the leftover chicken to make a roll-up:
1/2 pita, lettuce, 3 oz chicken, 1 tbsp boursin cheese, 1 tbsp cranberry sauce. What a treat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Spaghetti sauce over spaghetti squash mixed with 1/2 cup pasta & lots of mushrooms, green & red peppers on top. Very good & lots of food.

stir fry veggies (zukes, red peppers, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli) with chicken breast for me, thigh for taller half, left over artichoke and quinoa as a new and exciting side.

lala

For tonight - leftover from last night.

What is quinoa??

Hi all!

As far as I know, Quinoa is a grain similar to bulgar, etc. I don't know too much about it though!

My dinner is fairly boring tonight. I'm having a salad w/LF dressing, Baked cod, Baked Potato w/FF Margerine & Chives, Broccoli! For dessert, Cherry-Angelfood cake w/FF Coolwhip. and flavored seltzer. Total points=11

Have a great, OP day ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :wave:

argh. I ended making pasta ala carbonara last night instead of the healthy stir fry.

2 cups pasta (6-8), 2 eggs (4), three slices bacon (trimmed off lots of the fat) (5-6), 1/4 cup parmesan (4) and pepper.

for two of which I ate 1/3 at most wasn't too bad, but wasn't what I expected.

So, tonight, stir fry or bust. :)

quinoa ---http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/foods_view/0,1523,74,00.html

Lean Cuizine - Chicken Enchilada (5) topped with shredded lettuce & chopped tomato - I was so proud - I love sour cream on it, but didn't have it. Sorry, FF stuff just doesn't cut it, so I did without.

Pizza . Yup, the real stuff. :yikes:

Pork loin (those pre-marinated ones you can get in the meat dept.), mashed squash with butter spray and 1 tsp of brown sugar, and asparagus. 7.5 pts, and I plan on eating 6 oz of the pork loin. Yum!

I am trying to change my family's eating habits a little by getting rid of the pasta and potato sides in favor of a second vegetable. I've been easing them into it slowly, and haven't heard too many complaints so far! Oldest son is getting a little pudgy, but I think my subtle changes plus the basketball season starting will help that out just fine. They can't eat potato chips if I don't buy them ! :devil:

Good afternoon folks,

I am planning to have a salad w/FF Dressing, Coke Chicken, 1 Cup Brown Rice, 1/2 Cup Butternut Squash, String Beans & Flavored Seltzer! For dessert, Cherry-Angel cake w/FF Cool Whip!! Total points=11.5

Have a great, OP day folks ;)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :D

Tonight is bbq steak, baked potatoes with ff sour cream, salad, corn.

Tonight's Menu:

Salad w/LF Dressing, Lentil Curry, Bulgar Pilaf, String Beans & Zucchini! For Dessert, Apple-Angel cake w/FF Cool Whip! Total Points=8

Have a great, OP day :D

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Carole :wave: